PUBH Chapter 9

2 approaches to maintaining a profession

accreditation and credentialing

accreditation

a process of setting standards for educational and/or training institutions and enforcing these standards using a regularly scheduled institutional self study and an outside review

credentialing

the individual rather than the institution, is evaluated. a process of verifying that one has the desired or required qualifications to practice a profession

certification

profession led process in which applicants who have completed the required educational process take an examination

licensures

state governmental function and requires more than certifications

hospitalists

those who practice is entirely in a hospital

health navigation

the process of helping individuals and families fund, understand,d and access the medical, social, and financial services in healthcare

Florence Nightingale

found nursing as a profession

primary care

first contact providers of care who are prepared to handle the great majority of common problems

secondary care

specially care provided by clinicians who focus on one area or a specific type of service

tertiary care

defined in terms of the type of institution in which It is delivered, often academic or specialized health centers

medical homes

a model for delivering comprehensive, patient centered primary care that is coordinated, high quality, and accessible

concierge practice

attempting to provide primary care based on these principles: contact, comprehensive, coordination, continuity

financial compensation

the fundamental market mechanism for regulating the supply of most professionals